Private rents in Islington have become less affordable over the last year, new figures show.
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Prison leavers are an “untapped talent pool” for employers but London’s rising housing costs are a “huge issue”, the London Assembly has been told.
London is at the centre of the UK’s homelessness crisis, with an estimated 183,000 people – one in every 50 Londoners, including one in 21 children – living in...
There were dozens of no-fault evictions by county court bailiffs in Islington during the first 12 months of Labour in Government, new figures show.
Several London councils have been slammed over “indefensible” failures to act on faulty windows which have seen some families’ waiting up to five years for...
Mayor “failing” to tackle housing crisis as just 347 affordable homes started between April and June
The Mayor of London has been accused of “failing” to tackle the capital’s housing “emergency” as new figures showed developers only started building 347...
Islington has a greater proportion of private rented homes than the London average, new figures show.
Disabled Londoners are being failed due to a “chronic” shortage of accessible housing, the Mayor has been warned.
More homeless children in Islington were forced to live in temporary accommodation in the first three months of this year, new figures show.
Islington Council overspent its allocated budget for supporting people with housing costs last year by tens of thousands of pounds, new figures show.
Rent in Islington rose 7% in the past year, new figures show.
London has re-emerged as the UK’s most attractive region for property investment according to new research from Handelsbanken’s Property Investor Report 2025.
Tonic is proud to announce that it has officially become a Registered Provider of Social Housing, making it the UK’s first LGBTQ+ specific housing association.
No new homes started being built in Islington earlier this year, recent figures suggest.
A block of 66 empty flats by the Golden Lane Estate in Central London may begin to be occupied this September, more than two years after residents were meant...
The City of London Corporation has agreed to explore “all options” to fund the acceleration of repairs to its housing estates.
Richard and Breda Gascoigne, are in the midst of a lengthy battle in regard to the privacy of their Clerkenwell home.
Rent in Islington rose 8% over the past year, new figures show.
Islington Council has welcomed the government’s pledge to nearly double spending on affordable housebuilding, while warning that costs and regulations have...
More landlords applied to court for possession orders to remove tenants refusing to follow eviction orders in Islington, new figures show.
A council-backed group of Islington locals have agreed a slew of priorities to drive the borough’s approach to the climate crisis.
Homeless children are in some cases spending their entire childhoods in temporary accommodation across London, and are even living alongside pensioners well...
Housing campaigners stormed an Islington Council ceremony last week as they demanded action over disrepair and community safety.
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